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Craig, you need to check out C. Gars LTD - as lame as it sounds, it is the premier cigar auction house in the world. http://www.cigarauctions.co.uk/index.php

I must be dense... the "Y" part You said DIY was okay

... (Finishing my thought) there are some great NC brands though, Tatajue being one. Monte No.4 - the worlds most popular cigar.

Ah, I assumed this:

Appetizer before Black's?

Yeah, that's what the "Y" part is all about

I would say "different" - not superior. the issue is that Cuban cigars require aging to settle down - so the mark of a really good supplier is how many years of stock they have on hand (which is why Asia is an amazing place to buy). If the market opened today, I would still buy overseas to get the older stuff. I would expect the quality to go down or the prices to get insane. In either case, there are alternatives from other countries, or stockpile like Kennedy

Wayne, need someone to come out and scare people of cyber crime?

Cheap will mean opamps. I would suggest Hagerman's stuff then: the Bugle2 ... or this: https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ediyaudio%2Ecom%2Fforums%2Fshowthread%2Ephp%3Fp%3D4817780&share_tid=282634&share_fid=10716&share_type=t&share_pid=4817780

Cheap will mean opamps. I would suggest Hagerman's stuff then: the Bugle2

JH13s

Try TRAX, it seems to work better than Sonore.

If it was balanced bridged, the balanced input impedance would be double the single ended. It's not and that is odd. The other numbers no one can really dispute until they measure them, the input impedance should be something one can rationalize. It's odd, that's why I brought it up. Glad you are enjoying them, very compact design. How many watts do you believe you are running them at? Any idea what the input voltage is to the amplifier at your usual listening volume? They specify distortion at a much lower power than they are rated, I would assume that is because at full tilt the numbers are (considerably?) higher.

French meets German

It just seems that for something like this which says they have FET input (I read somewhere) and presumably a whole lot of feedback in the circuit, that number is probably wrong (the balanced number particularly).

Why such a low input impedance? Seems odd. Any internal pictures?

Can anyone recommend a cheap ($40?) repair stand that I can use to tune-up my bike and the kids? Prime is a plus, but willing to order anywhere.

Has anyone utilized these insert connections for anything? "balanced analog inserts (S1, S2, R1, R2 jacks) which are post preamp but pre A/D.You can use the inserts to patch in analog processing between the preamp and the A/D converter.The send jack can also be used to send a mult of the input signal to another device while still using the A/D section of the ULN-2.This allows the ULN-2 to be used as an active mic splitter."

It is quite possible that the "feature" will be disabled with future firmware updates of either vendor. There is no way to know the answer to your question.

Interested, but last time I lived in Texas, K&L wouldn't ship here :/

Glad you figured this out. Yes, it's possible for something more expensive to actually merit the additional cost. Best of luck finding the Schiit Whiskey of your dreams!

Just installed a room-wide Engima Now listening